GUILTY MI - Jane Bashara, 56, dies in contract killing, Grosse Pointe Park, 25 Jan 2012 #3

[Darkman00]

New Court Dates Scheduled for Bob Bashara

Lawyers in the Bashara murder case met Thursday to set upcoming court dates for Bob Bashara, who is charged in his wife's murder.

Posted by Edward Cardenas (Editor), June 27, 2013 at 09:20 pm

Read more: http://grossepointe.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/new-court-dates-scheduled-for-bob-bashara

 

[Darkman00]

Bob Bashara Scheduled for Pretrial Hearing in Detroit

Bob Bashara of Grosse Pointe is accused in the strangulation death of his wife, Jane, in January 2012.

Posted by Christy Arboscello (Editor), July 9, 2013 at 03:55 pm

Murder suspect Bob Bashara is due back in court Wednesday for a pretrial hearing in Detroit.

Bashara is scheduled to appear in the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice via video from the Oaks Correctional Facility before Judge Timothy Kenny, according to spokeswoman Maria Miller of the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office.

Read more: http://grossepointe.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/bashara-scheduled-for-pretrial-in-detroit

 

[Darkman00]

Bashara hearing revolves around computer evidence return

By JAMESON COOK
jamie.cook@macombdaily.com @jamesoncook

Posted: Tuesday, 07/09/13 06:07 pm


A female, out-of-state witness in the Bob Bashara murder trial is going to court to request the return of two computers confiscated by police.

A hearing is scheduled for Wednesday morning in front of Judge Timothy Kenny in Wayne County Circuit Court in Detroit.

The issue is a peripheral part of Bashara’s case in which he is charged with arranging for the 2012 murder of his wife, Mount Clemens native Jane Bashara, 56, in the garage of their Grosse Pointe Park home. A preliminary examination in the murder case is scheduled for Sept. 9 in 36th District Court in Detroit.

Bashara, 55, will appear at Wednesday’s hearing via video from the Oaks Correctional Facility in Manistee, where he is serving a minimum 80-month term for trying to have key witness Joe Gentz killed in June 2012 while Gentz was housed in a Wayne County Jail facility. Gentz, 49, is serving 17 to 28 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder, admitting he strangled Jane Bashara.

Bashara’s attorney, Mark Procida, said the computers contain evidence that has been copied by law enforcement and is in the process of being copied by defense attorneys.

He said the witness was promised the return of the computers.

It was unclear if the witness is an Oregon woman who has been reported to have had an Internet relationship with Bashara at the time he was having an affair with local woman Rachel Gillette. Media reports indicated the Oregon woman traveled to Michigan to talk to law enforcement regarding the case.


Read more: http://www.macombdaily.com/article/...es-around-computer-evidence-return#full_story

 

[Darkman00]

July 10, 2013 at 7:05 am

Pre-trial hearing today for murder suspect Bashara

George Hunter
The Detroit News

Bob Bashara is arraigned in 36th District Court in Detroit on several counts, including conspiracy to commit murder, on May 1, 2013. (John T. Greilick / The Detroit News)

Detroit — Murder defendant Robert Bashara’s image will be broadcast from a northern Michigan prison into a Wayne Circuit courtroom Wednesday for a pre-trial hearing.

Read more from The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130710/METRO01/307100051#ixzz2Ye5MYxTQ
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[Darkman00]

Hearing Wednesday regarding investigative subpeona linked to Bob Bashara case

Grosse Pointe Park man who's already jailed facing murder trial for wife's death

Published On: Jul 10 2013 08:19:11 AM EDT

DETROIT -
Bob Bashara will appear via video in court today as part of a hearing for a witness who is asking for the return of her property.

Two computers were confiscated from the out of state woman so the prosecution and defense can copy evidence from them.

Read more: http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...ase/-/1719418/20915050/-/ufecffz/-/index.html

 

[Darkman00]

WATCH LIVE: Hearing for subpoena linked to Bob Bashara

 

[Darkman00]

Bob is getting skinnier and skinnier ...

 

[Darkman00]

Few pics from court .. from today:

Spoiler

Click on Spoiler above to view ... or, alternatively, you can view those HERE:

http://janebashara.americantalk.net/t12p50-jane-bashara-murder-thread-5#773

 

[Darkman00]

Hearing Wednesday regarding investigative subpeona linked to Bob Bashara case

Grosse Pointe Park man who's already jailed facing murder trial for wife's death

Published On: Jul 10 2013 08:19:11 AM EDT

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Read more: http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...ase/-/1719418/20915050/-/ufecffz/-/index.html

Updated somewhat at the link above:

Published On: Jul 10 2013 08:19:11 AM EDT Updated On: Jul 10 2013 09:11:18 AM EDT

 

[Darkman00]

DETROIT -
Bob Bashara appeared via video Wednesday at a hearing where a judge ruled that a witness will get her computers back that were confiscated as evidence.

Three computers were taken from Therese Giffin in March so the prosecution and defense could copy any evidence from them.

Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Timothy Kenny ruled the computer be returned to Giffin on Friday.

Bashara didn't object to that.

Read more: http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...ase/-/1719418/20915050/-/ufecffz/-/index.html

 

[Darkman00]

Judge orders computers returned in Jane Bashara murder investigation

10:27 AM, July 10, 2013

By Elisha Anderson, Detroit Free Press Staff

A Wayne County Circuit Court judge ordered three computers taken from a woman during the investigation of Jane Bashara’s death be returned to her by 4 p.m. Friday.

The computers were the subject of an investigative subpoena and were sought by prosecutors for possible evidence, said Presiding Judge Timothy Kenny.

Bashara’s husband, Bob Bashara, has been charged in his wife’s death and was in court today via a video connection from a prison in Manistee, where he is being held.

The relationship between Bashara and woman who owns the computers and lives out of state is unclear.

“As to what is on these computers, we have no idea,” Bashara’s attorney Mark Procida said.

Procida said he suspects there are e-mails between Bashara and the woman on the computer. The hard drives have been copied by prosecutors and will be copied by the defense.

Bob Bashara is charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, solicitation to commit murder, suborning of perjuring during a capital trial, witness intimidation and obstruction of justice in connection with the his wife’s death. The Grosse Pointe Park woman was found dead in her SUV in Detroit in January 2012.

“He’s doing OK, given the circumstances,” Procida said of Bashara.

Read more: http://www.freep.com/article/201307...uters-wayne-county-circuit-court-jane-bashara

 

[Darkman00]

Bob Bashara makes court appearance via video

Posted: Jul 10, 2013 9:55 AM CDTUpdated: Jul 10, 2013 10:18 AM CDT

By Amy Lange, Fox 2 News

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DETROIT, Mich. (WJBK) -
Already serving time in a murder-for-hire scheme, Bob Bashara once again answering a judge's questions on Wednesday. This latest hearing is part of the 1st degree murder case Bashara is now facing involving the death of his wife Jane.

Bashara is currently serving a 6-year sentence at a correctional facility in Manistee after he pleaded guilty to attempting to hire a hit man to kill Joseph Gentz, the handyman who has confessed to killing Bashara's wife.

Appearing via video feed today's hearing for Bob Bashara was to determine when and if three computers taken from an acquaintance of Bashara would be returned.

The laptop and two desk top computers belong to Therese Giffen, who lives out of state, and were taken into evidence back in March and she wants the computers back. Little is known about her or her relationship with Bob Bashara.

Attorney for Bob Bashara, Mark Procida said, "I suspect that there are emails, they were acquaintances. They're, again we haven't had a chance, we haven't been told by the prosecutor. I don't know if they've gone through, what's on those computers."

Procida says both the prosecution and defense will copy what's on those computers and return them to Giffen's attorney by Friday. What's clear is there's so much that's not known about this case.

"We were told there's over 8,000 documents. We're still maybe three quarters of the way through those documents," Procida said.

FOX 2 Legal analyst Charlie Langton says, "this is not a run of the mill murder case. It's a huge investigation that's spanned a long time. Kym Worthy didn't bring charges right away, until they actually got all kinds of evidence. And now we're just seeing one little tiny bit of a very complicated piece of evidence. No, I think this is a very involved case. I think we're going to learn a lot about Bob Bashara. His lifestyle and his involvement with other women, that somehow may go to some kind of motive for killing Jane Bashara."

Procida says what we do know is there will be no plea in this case, it will go to trial.

Source: http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/22804282/bob-bashara-makes-court-appearance-via-video

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Bob is getting skinnier and skinnier ...

He's probably missing the ketchup and sugar packets

 

[Darkman00]

According to the VIDEO at the link in my above post ... the actual trial, more likely, won't be happening until sometime NEXT year .....

 

[Darkman00]

Judge: Computers taken during probe to be returned

Updated 9:16 am, Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Robert Bashara appears via video link in the courtroom Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Detroit. Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Timothy Kenny ruled Wednesday in the case of Robert Bashara that three computers taken during the investigation into the slaying of a suburban Detroit woman should be returned. Jane Bashara's body was found in her Mercedes-Benz, which was left in a Detroit alley in January 2012, in Grosse Pointe Park. Handyman Joseph Gentz pleaded guilty to strangling her, saying he did so under orders from her husband. DETROIT NEWS OUT; Photo: Detroit Free Press, Kirthmon F. Dozier

Mark Procida, defense attorney for Robert Bashara, speaks before a hearing in the courtroom of presiding judge Timothy Kenny Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Detroit. Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Timothy Kenny ruled Wednesday in the case of Robert Bashara that three computers taken during the investigation into the slaying of a suburban Detroit woman should be returned. Jane Bashara's body was found in her Mercedes-Benz, which was left in a Detroit alley in January 2012, in Grosse Pointe Park. Handyman Joseph Gentz pleaded guilty to strangling her, saying he did so under orders from her husband. DETROIT NEWS OUT; Photo: Detroit Free Press, Kirthmon F. Dozier

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/ar...taken-during-probe-to-be-returned-4656843.php​

 

[Darkman00]

July 10, 2013 at 5:33 pm

Judge orders return of computers in Bashara murder case

George Hunter
The Detroit News

Detroit — Three computers that were seized by prosecutors, which likely contain email exchanges between murder suspect Bob Bashara and an out-of-state female acquaintance, were ordered returned to the woman by a Wayne Circuit judge Wednesday.

In a six-minute long pre-trial hearing, the former Grosse Pointe businessman made an on-camera appearance in Chief Circuit Judge Timothy Kenny’s courtroom. Dressed in a blue prison jumpsuit with an orange stripe down the side, Bashara heard Kenny order prosecutors to return three computers — a laptop and two desktop computers — to Therese Giffin, described as Bashara’s friend.

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Procida said he doesn’t know where Giffin is from or the nature of their relationship.

“I assume she’s from Illinois or Oregon,” Procida said. He added that Giffin was an “acquaintance.”

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A Sept. 9 preliminary examination is scheduled in Bashara’s case.

Procida nixed the idea of Bashara taking a plea deal: “There’s going to be a trial,” he said.

Read more from The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130710/METRO01/307100051

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Gentz's bad behavior in prison could affect Bashara trial

Joe Gentz in prison but causing problems which could affect his role as witness in Bob Bashara's trial for wife's murder

Author: Hank Winchester, Local 4 Reporter

Published On: Jul 10 2013 10:57:56 PM EDT Updated On: Jul 11 2013 04:20:14 AM EDT

DETROIT -
Joe Gentz is locked up but causing big issues behind bars in New Haven.

The Local 4 Defenders have obtained documents showing Gentz has been written up twice for his bad behavior. On one occasion he was holding his cell door open as it was trying to close. He had no authorization to obstruct the door and refused to move when ordered...

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...rial/-/1719314/20929442/-/6bwekl/-/index.html

 

[Darkman00]

Gentz is misbehavin' again, I see ....

... and not the first time, at that ...

Such a Fool ...

P.S. Thanks for the update, Bette ... - I was / am busy with George Zimmerman's trial nowadays, today's especially (Closing Arguments were happening today, to be continue tomorrow .. then it goes to JURY)

 

[Darkman00]

More Interesting: Lindsay Lohan or Bob Bashara and Joe Gentz?

Allan Lengel
allan@deadlinedetroit.com

July 11th, 2013, 7:25 AM

Read more: http://www.deadlinedetroit.com/arti...ng_lindsay_lohan_or_bob_bashara_and_joe_gentz

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Gentz is misbehavin' again, I see ....

... and not the first time, at that ...

Such a Fool ...

P.S. Thanks for the update, Bette ... - I was / am busy with George Zimmerman's trial nowadays, today's especially (Closing Arguments were happening today, to be continue tomorrow .. then it goes to JURY)

I seem to recall that you're not local, Darkman00, but it would be fabulous if you could attend the Bashara trial when it starts. If not for your diligence and persistence, there might not be continuing discussion of the case on WS. There have been so many other local and/or national cases to follow that folks tend to lose interest in those that aren't progressing or currently on trial. The Bashara trial is a ways off, but maybe you can plan ahead to be in the courtroom for some of the trial.